About this Research Topic
The increase in the prevalence of diet-related diseases in the female population since the second half of the 20th century is likely the result of increasing life expectancy combined with increased exposure to environmental factors, including lifestyle. To date, the exact mechanism for the development of many nutrition-related diseases remains unknown. Mainly because of the multifactorial etiology. It is often forgotten that human biology and pathophysiology are regulated at the level of gene expression. "Genetics loads the gun, but the environment pulls the trigger" by Judith Stern illustrates the complex relationship between diseases and environmental factors. The analogy accurately conveys that disease phenotypes are not only the result of interactions between different genes but also between genes and environmental determinants.
Further analyzing the impact of gender as a differentiating variable of health status, it should be noted that this trait is taken into account from multiple perspectives. Recognizing gender as one of the important determinants of inequality in health status between men and women, two types of relationships should be noted. The first will correspond to disparities due to biological causes (sex), while the second will correspond to socio-cultural causes (gender). And although women's life expectancy has increased significantly over recent decades. There are still differences in the health status of different populations. They are primarily due to different behavioral patterns within the framework of social roles, different lifestyles, or differentiated behavior towards health and illness. These, in turn, are conditioned by a wide variety of socio-cultural factors.
This Research Topic will focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and diagnosis and treatment of all nutritional disorders that affect women's physical and emotional well-being from a global perspective consistent with evidence-based medicine and evidence-based nutrition standards. It aims to provide a platform for authors, reviewers, and researchers worldwide to present original articles, qualitative studies, commentaries, and systematic reviews in this area. This Research Topic covers a wide range of specialties and subject areas related to nutritional determinants of women's health, and welcome submissions related to:
• health inequalities
• physical activity
• lifestyle
• microbiome/ microbiota
• cardiovascular disease
• obesity
• nutritional support for fertility
• pregnancy
• breastfeeding and lactation
• female cancers
• hormones
• menopause
• hypothyroidism
• insulin resistance
• PCOS
• nutritional prevention
Further analyzing the impact of gender as a differentiating variable of health status, it should be noted that this trait is taken into account from multiple perspectives. Recognizing gender as one of the important determinants of inequality in health status between men and women, two types of relationships should be noted. The first will correspond to disparities due to biological causes (sex), while the second will correspond to socio-cultural causes (gender). And although women's life expectancy has increased significantly over recent decades. There are still differences in the health status of different populations. They are primarily due to different behavioral patterns within the framework of social roles, different lifestyles, or differentiated behavior towards health and illness. These, in turn, are conditioned by a wide variety of socio-cultural factors.
This Research Topic will focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and diagnosis and treatment of all nutritional disorders that affect women's physical and emotional well-being from a global perspective consistent with evidence-based medicine and evidence-based nutrition standards. It aims to provide a platform for authors, reviewers, and researchers worldwide to present original articles, qualitative studies, commentaries, and systematic reviews in this area. This Research Topic covers a wide range of specialties and subject areas related to nutritional determinants of women's health, and welcome submissions related to:
• health inequalities
• physical activity
• lifestyle
• microbiome/ microbiota
• cardiovascular disease
• obesity
• nutritional support for fertility
• pregnancy
• breastfeeding and lactation
• female cancers
• hormones
• menopause
• hypothyroidism
• insulin resistance
• PCOS
• nutritional prevention
Keywords: Women’s health, lifestyle, environmental determinants, microbiome, health inequalities, pregnancy, menopause
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